Merck's potential Novo Nordisk challenger doesn't impress analyst

A new drug candidate edged out others on weight-loss metrics in a study against fatty liver disease, but one analyst says the real winners remain ”big incumbents, Lilly and Novo.”
Photo: Msd / Pr
Photo: Msd / Pr
By MarketWire, translated by Daniel Pedersen

Tuesday, US-based pharmaceutical company Merck, known as MSD outside North America, announced new data from a drug candidate that could potentially also help people with obesity lose weight.

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